" Everyone was talking at once, so the Emperor didn't hear her. She looked helplessly at the girls. Lori and Margaret both waved at Tamarilla to speak...louder. Unfortunately, everyone had stopped speaking to draw a breath, so Tammi's voice was now too loud. "I SAID I THINK I KNOW HOW TO GET THEM DOWN!" Lori turned away embarrassed, but the Emperor was tired of all the shouting with no solution. He urged her to go on, but at a much reduced volume."Well", said Tammi, "this is just like when my. " "All those other men wanted you." She laughed quietly. "I think all is a slight exaggeration." "Almost all then." "I may even believe that. I think I have the dress to thank for that." "It wasn't the dress, it was you." "If so, why hasn't someone found me before this?" "Your attitude. It wasn't what you wore, but the way you wore it." "It was the dress." "Really, they all must have known that it was in the stars, that you and I would someday meet again." "I can see I am going to have to. The last person to see Hoffman before his throat was cut. Again, he thought, a honourable death for a contract killer. What you give, one day you take back. The Tec looked up at him. ‘So, can you tell us anything about the dead man? A name perhaps? What was he looking for to buy on your stall?’ ‘All that I know was he was a stranger, like many others. He was asking for a copy of Die Hard I think and a few other movies. Then he left. Next thing I know he was dead on the car park.’ ‘One stall. I pose for a while, saying nothing as you fiddle and shoot. I hear a quiet curse and turn, you are searching through a bag, not finding what you are looking for. I take the opportunity to stretch out the kinks, making a sound of pleasure as my muscles sigh. Your head is down and I look my fill, enjoying the sight of you with a scowl on your face and your mind full of your work. The look of concentration on your face speaks to a little devil inside of me and I cannot resist.You look up as I walk.